This information is from Star-Bulletin.com dated Thursday, October 3, 2002:

Russell Timothy Obar, 37, of Kilauea, Kauai, died Friday. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by mother Gladys, sister Nichelle, brother Jamie and sisters Dezeree and Corinna Obar and Gloria Paris. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Waioli Hulia Church in Hanalei. Casual attire.